Bad Boys, Bad Men

Confronting Antisocial Personality Disorder (Sociopathy)

Donald W. Black

Updated with several new cases, including John Wayne Gacy, Saddam Hussein, and Mike Tyson

Provides examples of misdiagnosis

Contains new research findings and studies from his own work and data

Broadens the spectrum to include antisocial personalit disorder in women

Bad Boys, Bad Men

Confronting Antisocial Personality Disorder (Sociopathy)

Revised Updated Edition

Donald W. Black

Description

Several years after the first edition of Bad Boys, Bad Men was published, Donald W. Black, MD, brings us the Revised and Updated edition. Containing the same examination of antisocial personality disorder, Dr. Black continues to draw on case studies, scientific data, and current events to explore antisocial behavior in people.

In this new edition, Dr. Black builds upon the succes of the previous volume and updates it with new research findings, including the genetic and biological determinants of antisocial personality disorder. Dr. Black also discusses the difference between, and overlap with, psychopathy. Several new cases have been added to Bad Boys, Bad Men including John Wayne Gacy, Mike Tyson, and Sadam Hussein. He also briefly discusses antisocial women, and provides a case example of Aileen Wuornos.

Bad Boys, Bad Men

Confronting Antisocial Personality Disorder (Sociopathy)

Revised Updated Edition

Donald W. Black

Author Information

Donald W. Black, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, USA

Donald W. Black, MD, is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine in Iowa City. A graduate of Stanford University and the University of Utah School of Medicine, he has received numerous awards for teaching, research, and patient care, and is listed in "Best Doctors in America. " He serves as a consultant to the Iowa Department of Corrections. He writes extensively for professional audiences and his work has been featured in television and print media worldwide.

Bad Boys, Bad Men

Confronting Antisocial Personality Disorder (Sociopathy)

Revised Updated Edition

Donald W. Black

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By Donald W. Black, M.D. Those of us in the mental health professions anxiously await the release of the fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). Others may wonder what the fuss is about, and may even wonder what the DSM-5 is. In short, it is psychiatry's diagnostic Bible.

By Donald W. Black, M.D. It may be hard to believe, but one of the most common and problematic mental disorders is ignored by the public and media alike. People — and reporters — breathlessly talk about depression, substance abuse and autism, but no one ever talks about antisocial personality disorder. Why?

By Donald W. Black For many years I have pondered the mental state and motivations of mass shooters. The tragic events in Newtown, CT this past week have brought this to the fore. Mass shootings have become everyday occurrences in the United States, and for that reason tend not to attract much attention unless the circumstances are especially heinous, such as this instance in which the victims were young children. We are all left wondering what can be done.